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Introduced
02/03/2015
02/03/2015
In Committee
02/03/2015
02/03/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to disclose details after payments are made from the Judgment Fund. The Judgment Fund is a permanent and indefinite appropriation to pay judgments against the United States. Unless the disclosure is prohibited by law or a court order, Treasury is required to make available to the public on a website: the agency or entity whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment, the plaintiff or claimant, the counsel for the plaintiff or claimant, the amount paid, a description of the facts that gave rise to the claim, and the agency that submitted the claim.
AI Summary
This bill, the Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015, requires the Department of the Treasury to publicly disclose details about payments made from the Judgment Fund, which is a government account used to pay legal judgments against the United States. Specifically, unless legally prohibited, the Treasury Department must post on a website within 30 days of a payment being made: the name of the government agency or entity responsible for the issue leading to the lawsuit, the names of the plaintiff and their lawyer, the total amount paid (including the main judgment and any additional costs like attorney fees and interest), a summary of the facts that caused the claim, and the name of the agency that submitted the claim for payment.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 02/03/2015)
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